Heat Exchangers
Reject heat from high powered liquid cooling systems into ambient air or into a secondary liquid cooling system.
Rugged, High Reliability
Brazing assures quality system joints for long term, reliable performance.
More Compact Cooling Systems
Enhanced cooling system surface area for higher cooling performance without increasing thermal system size.
Leverage Liquid Cooling in Any System
Reject liquid cooling system heat to secondary air or liquid exhaust systems.
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What Are Liquid Heat Exchangers?
Liquid heat exchangers remove heat from a liquid flow path into a secondary fluid flow, either another liquid flow (liquid-to-liquid) or air flow (liquid-to-air). Heat exchangers facilitate this heat transfer without letting the two fluid flows mix.
Heat exchangers consist of two separate fluid circuits or flow paths, each containing its respective liquid. Engineers optimize these circuits to efficiently transfer heat between the two liquids. The heat exchanger’s construction and design depend upon the specific application.
How Do Liquid Heat Exchangers Work?
A liquid heat exchanger absorbs heat from the hot liquid flow, conducts it through the heat exchanger, and rejects it into the secondary fluid flow. Heat exchangers typically employ additional surface area like stamped or folded fins to increase the rate of heat transfer.
Liquid heat exchanger efficiency depends design, flow configuration, surface area, flow rates, and temperature differences between the two liquids. Engineers optimize each parameter for the specific application so liquid heat exchangers effectively transfer thermal energy between fluids.
Why Use Heat Exchangers?
In order to function, liquid cooling systems need a heat exchanger to reject heat. Without an effective heat exchanger, liquid systems would only absorb heat and not maintain safe operating temperatures.
Boyd’s Liquid Cooling System Excellence
Boyd’s engineering team use their expertise to select from hundreds of custom and semi-custom liquid heat exchangers which include a variety of fin options, heat pipes integration possibilities, and other enhancements to design an optimized solution for your liquid system. Our team is well-versed in an extensive selection of fluids, oils, and coolants, and a wide range of fabrication methods to design and manufacture liquid heat exchangers to enhance your liquid system.
Different Heat Exchanger Constructions
Leverage Boyd’s range of liquid heat exchanger construction types to optimize your liquid cooling system.
Flat Tube Heat Exchangers
Flat tube heat exchangers consist of flat tubes with extended surface channels coupled with external fins. The tubes provide additional heat transfer through large internal surface area in contact with the fluid. Header manifolds designed for flat tube heat exchangers result in a low pressure drop that require smaller, less expensive pumps. The flat tube and extended fin structure results in an efficient, rugged, and lightweight solution ideal for challenging applications.
Our standard ES oil cooler series features aluminum flat tube heat exchangers engineered for high performance with poor heat transfer fluids such as oils and ethylene glycol/water (EGW) mixtures. Our oil coolers provide up to 2.5 times greater thermal performance per unit volume than competitive oil cooler models. Boyd’s flat tubes can be bent as tight as a 6.35 mm (0.25 in.) radius, allowing for unique, curved heat exchangers that can be further integrated into your custom system. We can add custom fittings, manifolds, paint, or anodize for extra integration and environmental protection.
Industrial
Analytical & laboratory equipment, factory machinery cooling,
plastic injection & molding equipment, chemical processing temperature control, food and beverage processing, electric discharge machining (EDM), laser equipment, induction heating.
Power Generation
Power supplies and power generation stations.
Medical
Medical imaging equipment, MRI machines, dental equipment, lasers & optical equipment.
Standard Flat Tube Heat Exchangers
Boyd’s standard flat tube heat exchangers have aluminum fins and flow paths, with 3/8 – 18 NPT fittings, and pre-installed fan plate. Customers have the option of adding a fan kit with their heat exchanger, with either 115V or 230V fans. Max. operating temperature: 200°C (400°F).
| Model Number | Dry Weight, kg (lbs) | Fluid Volume, mL (in.3) | # Fans in Optional Kit |
|---|---|---|---|
| ES0505G23 | 0.91 (2.0) | 229 (14) | 1 |
| ES0510G23 | 1.30 (2.85) | 278 (17) | 2 |
| ES0707G23 | 1.30 (2.85) | 393 (24) | 1 |
| ES0714G23 | 2.51 (5.53) | 508 (31) | 2 |
Brazed Plate Liquid-to-Liquid Heat Exchangers
Brazed Plate Heat Exchangers (BHE) are compact, highly efficient, and durable liquid-to-liquid heat exchangers. These heat exchangers are constructed from stacked plates brazed together that are typically corrugated to add surface area and more heat transfer. Brazed Plate Heat Exchangers’ efficient counter flow design allows 90% of the material to be used for heat transfer. These heat exchangers can be up to 80-90% smaller than a conventional shell-and-tube design. The brazed plate construction offers a rugged, efficient, and long-lasting heat exchanger that withstands demanding environments.
Braze material and plate corrugation patterns can be configured for different operating liquids and system requirements. Our copper-brazed units are compatible with water, Ethylene Glycol based Water Solution (EGW), and other common coolants. Copper-brazed units can be operated at temperatures of up to 195°C (383°F) and pressures up to 31 bar (450 psig). Nickel-brazed Plate Heat Exchangers can use deionized water, high purity fluids, and corrosive fluids and operate at temperatures of up to 350°C (662°F) and pressures up to 16 bar (232 psig).
Aerospace and Defense
Oil coolers, condensers, evaporators
Industrial Equipment
Petrochemical and chemical processing, food & beverage refrigeration systems, hydraulic oil cooling, steam heaters and reboilers, condensers, smaller HVAC systems.
Agriculture and Construction
Hydraulic oil cooling, mining equipment, mobile HVAC systems
Heat Exchanger Recores
Heat exchanger recore or core replacements can extend the life and performance of existing thermal management systems. Heat exchanger and radiator systems installed in various industrial applications, energy processing, power generation, aerospace, defense and transportation industries are sources for efficiency improvements as technology evolves over time. Improved thermal system efficiency translates to greater energy efficiency, increased production, better yield and resource utilization, and cost savings. Maintenance and retrofit of existing installed systems provide a scalable, lower cost alternative to replacing entire thermal systems.
Boyd has decades of experience manufacturing heat exchanger core replacements for many industries that require components with high reliability and quality for maximum system uptime and minimal maintenance.
Boyd offers reverse engineering design solutions to create custom drawings that enable new production of out-of-date retrofit components.
While Boyd supports a broad range of recore applications, we specialize in commercial, military, and general aviation aircraft. Utilizing approved data and procedures, we collaborate with FAA/EASA certified repair stations for aerospace aftermarket heat exchanger recore support. Working with FAA approved repair stations, more than 100 different Boyd heat exchanger cores are available to replace OEM parts on Boeing, Airbus, McDonnell Douglas (MD), Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) and Embraer Regional Jet (ERJ) aircraft.
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